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As a noun ascus is

a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.

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(wikipedia ascus) (asci)
  • A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
  • * 1967 , Constantine. J. Alexopoulos & Harold C. Bold, Algae and Fungi , p.101,
  • The one important character which distinguishes the Ascomycetes from all other fungi is the ascus' (plural, ' asci ). This is a sac-like structure in which ascospores are formed following karyogamy and meiosis.

    Derived terms

    * ascocarp * ascomycete * Ascomycetes * Ascomycota * ascospore